Riverine citizenship a Bosnian city in love with the river / Azra Hromad¿¿i♯¿.
| Author/creator | Hromad¿¿i♯¿, Azra |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : Central European University Press, [2024] |
| Description | x, 219 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Series | Critical approaches to Southeast Europe: a cross-disciplinary series |
| Abstract | "Water potential is a significant natural wealth of most parts of the Balkans, and it has given rise to a surge in hydropower investments unparalleled across Europe. As part of the process, a dam was planned to be built on the Una River, which runs through the Bosnian town of Biha♯¿. This prospect alarmed the city's residents, culminating in a protest in 2015. The book begins with this protest, and it explores how the threat of dam construction transformed the seemingly apolitical love of the river into a powerful political force around which thousands of people mobilized: riverine citizenship.The book is based on interviews with participants, archival research, and over twenty years of ethnographic research. Azra Hromad¿¿i♯¿ focuses on the tension between ecological sustainability efforts in favor of renewable energy, on the one hand, and citizens' historically shaped, deeply-felt, love for the river, on the other. She shows how the language and promises of green transition can mask the forces of capitalist accumulation that drive this change - whether in the form of building hydroelectric dams or promoting eco-tourism - and thus set in motion another cycle of environmental degradation, social dispossession, and economic exploitation"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2024019455 |
| ISBN | 9789633867686 (hardback) |
| ISBN | (adobe pdf) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |